Net energy imports in Latvia
Net imports covered 30.6% of energy use in Latvia in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Latvia, 2024
30.6%
Change from 2023
−3.8percentage points
European Union, 2023
62.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
56.2%
Position in 2024
67th of 139
Net energy imports in Latvia over time
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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Latvia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30.6% | – |
| 2023 | 34.3% | 62.5% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | 66.7% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | 58.4% |
| 2020 | 48.6% | 60.3% |
| 2019 | 48.4% | 64.4% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | 61.8% |
| 2017 | 48.2% | 60.9% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | 59.3% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | 59.1% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | 57.3% |
| 2013 | 60.5% | 56.6% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | 57.6% |
| 2011 | 64.5% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | 58.5% |
| 2009 | 65.5% | 60.0% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | 61.4% |
| 2007 | 65.9% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | 61.0% |
| 2005 | 68.4% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | 73.4% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | 59.3% |
| 2002 | 62.2% | 58.6% |
| 2001 | 62.5% | 58.1% |
| 2000 | 61.5% | 58.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.8 percentage points from 34.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 43.7%, the figure has changed by −13.2 percentage points.
- Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Latvia has the 67th highest value.
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Energy import dependency
29.3%
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Fossil electricity share
25.6%
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Renewable energy share
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Renewable electricity share
57.6%p (Provisional)
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Electricity price for households
€0.2415 per kWh
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Natural gas price for households
€0.0812 per kWh
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